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15 Jan 2026

Long-listed Miles Franklin Award recipient Suzanne McCourt chats about her early life, starting a writing career as a mature person and her connection with Poland

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Patsy and Andrew discuss LGBTIQA+ books that have been turned into films. They then interview Suzanne McCourt about her early life, coming late to a writing career and her connection with Poland. There are references to her first novel ‘The Lost Child’. The second part concentrates on Suzanne’s last novel ‘The Tulip Tree’. The final discussion is about ‘Fictionalising True Events’ and the challenges in this.

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15 Jan 2026

Long-listed Miles Franklin Award recipient Suzanne McCourt chats about her early life, starting a writing career as a mature person and her connection with Poland

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Patsy and Andrew discuss LGBTIQA+ books that have been turned into films. They then interview Suzanne McCourt about her early ...

14 Jan 2026

Take Me to Your Reader with Madeleine Cleary 27 December 2025

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Former diplomat and now a historical fiction writer Madeleine Cleary chats about her life and her acclaimed debut novel ‘The ...

8 Jan 2026

Take Me to Your Reader with Peter Mitchell 20 December 2025

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Ex lawyer and now Creative Non Fiction writer Peter Mitchell chats about his life overseas and his acclaimed book ‘Under ...